UNC baseball to host NCAA Regional in May 5 D1Baseball projections
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Time is winding down in the college baseball regular season, but there's still plenty of NCAA Tournament spots up for grabs.
Fans have a good idea of who early contenders are, such as your very own North Carolina Tar Heels. UNC (37-9-1, 17-1 ACC), which trails Georgia Tech by just two games in the conference standings, combines a lockdown bullpen with solid starting pitching and dangerous batting order.
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What is North Carolina's postseason outlook? In D1Baseball's Field of 64 projections released on May 5, the Diamond Heels are projected to grab a 5 seed and host an NCAA Tournament Regional.
Slated to UNC in the Chapel Hill Regional are 2-seed Cincinnati, 3-seed High Point and 4-seed Pennsylvania. Cincy (32-17, 13-11) is part of a deep Big 12 conference, HPU (30-17, 12-6) is fighting with Winthrop for first place in the Big South, while Penn (20-19, 14-7) currently has a multi-game lead over Yale for the Ivy League's top spot.
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If North Carolina lands this draw, chances at a third-consecutive Super Regional look good, though High Point is arguably the greatest challenge. The Panthers already have wins over several Power Four programs: a ranked Florida squad (twice), Duke and Wake Forest.
The Diamond Heels host Winthrop on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in their final home, midweek regular season game, then Pitt from Friday-Sunday for their last 2026 series in Boshamer Stadium. North Carolina then hits the road for a May 12 clash with UNC-Wilmington, followed by a May 14-16 series at NC State to close regular season play.
If UNC can find a way to continue piecing together offensive blowouts, while starting pitching finds its groove, the College World Series is well within reach.
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